Lifestyle
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Review: 'The Heights' by Louise Candlish is a delight
Feb 28, 2022 6:00 am - 'œThe Heights,'ť by Louise Candlish (Atria) Louise Candlish's 'œThe Heights'ť opens with Ellen Saint spotting a man she knows standing in an apartment window. His presen...
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Unraveling the biology of a mysterious condition: stutteringFeb 28, 2022 6:00 am - Holly Nover grew up trying to hide her stutter. "I was very self conscious," said the 40-year-old St. Johns, Florida, mom, whose 10-year-old son Colton also has a speech...
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Book review: Bob Odenkirk sketches a showbiz life in memoir
Feb 28, 2022 6:00 am - 'œComedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir'ť by Bob Odenkirk (Random House): Perseverance with a heavy dose of luck has propelled Bob Odenkirk's ascent from fringe sketch co...
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Verbier says Gergiev resigns as festival head at its request
Feb 28, 2022 6:00 am - The Verbier Festival says conductor Valery Gergiev resigned as music director at its request. The Swiss classic music festival said it made the change as a response to R...
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The Chicks head back on tour in 2022 after long break
Feb 28, 2022 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Thirteen-time Grammy winners The Chicks are heading back on tour, their first major outing since 2017 and first shows since releasing their fifth...
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Review: Margaret Atwood's writings both funny, frightening
Feb 28, 2022 6:00 am - 'œBurning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2021,'ť by Margaret Atwood (Doubleday) Canadian poet, novelist and literary critic Margaret Atwood's diverse a...
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'Magical' ending for 'Better Things' fifth and final season
Feb 28, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - 'œBetter Things'ť showrunner Pamela Adlon always has a specific vision and message in her work. So when it came to filming the comedy's fifth season ther...
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Elgin, Larkin, South Elgin finalists advance to U-46 TalentFest at HemmensFeb 28, 2022 5:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46's annual TalentFest is a talent competition featuring two finalists from each of the five District U-46 high schools. The two acts are ch...
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Algonquin second-grader named 'Hunger Hero' for raising $3,300 for food pantryFeb 28, 2022 4:30 am - Ask Leo Bonilla why he decided to help the D300 Food Pantry and the 8-year-old boy offers a simple explanation: It was easy, and he knew it would help people. The second...
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'It's honestly a relief': Many happy to see mandates end, but some continue to mask upFeb 28, 2022 12:00 am - Just as suburbanites' attitudes toward masks has varied greatly over the past two years, so too did their reactions to the end of the state's indoor mask mandate Monday....